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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Memory Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Memory Gardens (FG ID #79156)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Memory Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memory Gardens

Lat:   38.0280°   (38° 1' 40")

Lon:   -81.8325°   (-81° 49' 56")

The Memory Gardens is located in Boone County<2>.

The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the north northeast of the Memory Gardens .

Name Variations for Memory Gardens ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Memory Gardens.

Memory Gardens has also been known as:

  • Low Gap Memorial Gardens
  • Memorial Gardens
  • Madison Memory Gardens

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Memory Gardens:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Boone County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Memory Gardens itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Memory Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Washington Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
      • Washington Heights is located in Boone County
    • Low Gap
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
      • Low Gap is located in Boone County
    • Powell Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Creek
      • Powell Creek is located in Boone County
    • Price Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
      • Price Hill is located in Boone County
    • Ramage
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
      • Ramage is located in Boone County
    • Greenview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
      • Greenview is located in Boone County
    • Uneeda
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uneeda
      • Uneeda is located in Boone County
    • Foch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foch
      • Foch is located in Boone County
    • South Madison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Madison
      • South Madison is located in Boone County
    • Madison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Turtle Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
      • Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
    • Havana
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Boone County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Jeffrey
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
        • Jeffrey is located in Boone County
      • Secoal
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secoal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
        • Secoal is located in Boone County
      • Quinland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinland
        • Quinland is located in Boone County
      • Danville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Hewett
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
        • Hewett is located in Boone County
      • Ottawa
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
        • Ottawa is located in Boone County
      • Clothier
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
        • Clothier is located in Boone County
      • Lanta
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanta
        • Lanta is located in Boone County
      • Foster
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
        • Foster is located in Boone County
      • Rock Creek
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
        • Rock Creek is located in Boone County
      • Manila
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manila have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
        • Manila is located in Boone County
      • Bigson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigson
        • Bigson is located in Boone County
      • West Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junction
        • West Junction is located in Boone County
      • Van
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
        • Van is located in Boone County
      • Gordon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
        • Gordon is located in Boone County
      • Andrew
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
        • Andrew is located in Boone County
      • Lory
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lory
        • Lory is located in Boone County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Memory Gardens. The following communities are located in Boone County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memory Gardens.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Memory Gardens.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.

    • Bias Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bias Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bias Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2543116 <1>
    • Miller / Patrick Miller Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Miller / Patrick Miller Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Miller / Patrick Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • The Miller / Patrick Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Miller Cemetery
      • Patrick Miller Cemetery
      • Sylvansus Miller Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller / Patrick Miller Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2542975 <1>
    • Price Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79617 <1>
    • Boone Memorial Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Boone Memorial Park is located in Boone County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boone Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Madison.
      • The Boone Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Madison Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #205001 <1>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Green - Bias Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green - Bias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green - Bias Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • The Green - Bias Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bias Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green - Bias Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544552 <1>
    • Billups Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Billups Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Billups Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billups Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544452 <1>
    • Ball Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ball Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Ball Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2508522 <1>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79199 <1>
    • Canterberry Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canterberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Canterberry Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canterberry Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77942 <1>
    • Canterbury Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Canterbury Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canterbury Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2543144 <1>
    • Pauley Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pauley Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Pauley Family Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • The Pauley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pauley Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauley Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79510 <1>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Robert C. Ball Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robert C. Ball Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
        • The Robert C. Ball Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • The Robert C. Ball Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ball Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert C. Ball Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2523953 <1>
      • Rufus C. Ball Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ball Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ball Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77645 <1>
      • Hager Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hager Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hager Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78541 <1>
      • Powell Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • The Powell Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Powell Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Greenview.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79607 <1>
      • Lucas Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lucas Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • The Lucas Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Burley Lucas Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515637 <1>
      • Kentucky Knoll Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kentucky Knoll Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Kentucky Knoll Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kentucky Knoll Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Greenview
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kentucky Knoll Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78865 <1>
      • Smoot
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Smoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Smoot is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smoot
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209910 <1>
      • Stollings Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Allen Cemetery (Holly Hills)
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Allen Cemetery (Holly Hills). Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Allen Cemetery (Holly Hills) is located in Boone County
        • The Allen Cemetery (Holly Hills) has also been known as:
        • Allen Hill Cemetery
        • Holly Hills Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery (Holly Hills)
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2543593 <1>
      • Price Family Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • W.H. Turley Family Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Memory Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1543119  (Memory Gardens)
      • Note: GNIS record #1543119 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Madison
      • County: Boone         Elev: 236
      • Location given for GNIS #1543119 (Memory Gardens)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #79156

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memory Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0280, Longitude: -81.8325    
    <4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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